Poem

How to write a poem

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There are no fixed and rigid rules in writing a poem.
Basic steps are,
1. think of a title. Can be a word, a name, a feeling, a phrase or a sentence.
2. decide whether its going to be a 2-lines, or 3-lines or 4-lines paragraphed poem.
3. decide to have rhyming endings for the end words - top 2 lines or first-third with second-fourth.
Poem is to express thoughts, feelings, concepts, aspirations, relate experience(s), tell a story, ...

Once the title is selected, dissect the areas of concern.
Let your thoughts flow.
Always get ready a pen and a piece of paper to pen down what comes to mind.
Some of us may need certain time of the day to be fruitful in thoughts, we call them inspirations.
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Anthony Woon
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He lectured in a college for the last 30 years in Mathematics. He has keen eyes watching things happening around him and writing poems since 2014 as poems have artistic elements, c
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There are no fixed and rigid rules in writing a poem. Basic steps are, 1. think of a title. Can be a word, a name, a feeling, a phrase or a sentence. 2. decide whether its going to be a 2-lines, or 3-lines or 4-lines paragraphed poem. 3. decide to have rhyming endings for the end words - top 2 lines or first-third with second-fourth. Poem is to express thoughts, feelings, concepts, aspirations, relate experience(s), tell a story, ... Once the title is selected, dissect the areas of concern. Let your thoughts flow. Always get ready a pen and a piece of paper to pen down what comes to mind. Some of us may need certain time of the day to be fruitful in thoughts, we call them inspirations.